Whitman station

Whitman is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Whitman, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is located off South Avenue (MA 27). Parking is available on the south side of South Avenue on both sides of the tracks. The station opened along with the rest of the Old Colony Lines on September 26, 1997.[3]

Whitman
An inbound train at Whitman station
Location383 South Avenue, Whitman, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°04′57″N 70°55′24″W
Owned byMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)Plymouth Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking208 spaces ($4.00 fee)
7 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone5
History
Opened1845
September 29, 1997
ClosedJune 30, 1959
Previous namesSouth Abington (until May 10, 1886)[1]
Passengers
2018362 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Abington Kingston/​Plymouth Line Hanson
toward Kingston or Plymouth

References

  1. Jacobs, Warren (October 1928). "Dates of Some of the Principal Events in the History of 100 Years of the Railroad in New England. 1826-1926". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. 17: 15–28. JSTOR 43504499.
  2. Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  3. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.

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